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Raise the Age – As of today, there is still no signed budget so we are still waiting on official notice of <br />funding level. The handout in your packet shows the projected amount funding for year one and year two <br />to help the JCPCs begin planning on how they’d like to distribute the funds. The JCPCs are being <br />encouraged not to make any decisions because until the budget is signed, anything came happen. The <br />expansion funds do not require a match unless it’s for the purchase of equipment. The Funding <br />Committee will meet and decide how to proceed with the RtA funds: 1) offer the current programs the <br />opportunity to expand their currently funded services; 2) advertise another RFP to address gaps in <br />services; 3) a combination of both. Regardless of whether or not the budget is passed and programs have <br />funds, they will still be required to start serving 16 and 17 year olds beginning December 1. Additionally, <br />it is expected that these funds will be spent by June 30. In order to keep the process moving, Denise is <br />going to email the Funding Committee with more information and instructions on what the next steps are. <br /> <br />Announcements <br />October 14 @ 2pm at Cardinal Innovations office in Chapel Hill there will be a meeting for helping <br />providers figure out the Medicaid transformation transition. <br /> <br />OC Criminal Justice Resource Department, Local Reentry Council, Social Services, and Child Support <br />are sponsoring two sessions presented by Melissa Radcliff speaking about working with children whose <br />parents have been incarcerated and are coming back into the community. The sessions will be November <br />5 from 9:30-12 and 1:30-4 at Whitted Human Services in Hillsborough. <br /> <br />Consultant Update <br />UNC is putting on Raise the Age trainings/workshops. The trainings are being held across the state. The <br />Raleigh training is full but there is one in Chapel Hill on October 30 from 8:30-12:30. As it gets closer to <br />December, the trainings will begin to fill up. <br /> <br />Denise has been doing some program monitoring and Teen Court is coming up.